倒流

dàoliú

verb #14,626

Meanings

1 to flow backwards
2 reverse flow
3 backflow

Characters

upside down; to reverse

to flow; current

Examples

HSK 5

如果时光可以倒流，你会怎么做？

Rúguǒ shíguāng kěyǐ dàoliú, nǐ huì zěnme zuò?

If time could flow backwards, what would you do?

HSK 7-9

水管安装不当会导致污水倒流。

Shuǐguǎn ānzhuāng bùdàng huì dǎozhì wūshuǐ dàoliú.

Improperly installed pipes can cause sewage backflow.

Tips

usage

Most commonly heard in the figurative phrase 时光倒流 (if time could flow backwards), a classic 'what if' expression in Chinese.

Stroke Order

倒 dǎo

流 liú